Gap Between Rich And Poor

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a wealthy family is more apt to achieve success than one who is brought up in a working class family.
One of the main keys to success is to establish networks and organizations in support of the corporate community. These networks form a social cohesion which is based on two types of relationships found in a membership network: common membership in specific social institutions and friendships based on social interactions within those institutions. Social cohesion creates a group identity where members of the social groups are seen to be exclusive and of high status. �The social bonding can be seen as one reason why the social rich are cohesive enough to dominate the rest of society despite their numbers.� (Domhoff, G. William, Who Rules America? p.72) Used as indicators of upper class standing, the exclusive clubs are used as a reinforcement to separate the wealthy from the working-class. The Bohemian Club is one of the most widely known clubs that caters to the upper class, ...

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